Reinforced concrete construction for buildings and other structures.



No. 855,299. PATENTED MAY 28, 1907.

G. GEORGENSON & J. E. HENNEN. v REINPCRCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION POR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES.

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NSON L J. E. HENNEN. REINI'ORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES. APPLICATION EILED JUNE 12. 1906.

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TYISCONSTN. REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. May as, 1907. .l

Application led June i2, 1906. Serial No. 321.307.,

Be it'I known that we, GEORGE GEORGEXf sox and Josemi EDWARD RENNEN, citizens ol" the United Stat-es, residing at Fond du Lac, in the county of Fond du Lac and State of Wisconsin, have invented a newand useful I mprm'ement in Reinforced Concrete Construction for Buildings and other Structures, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is a re-in'forced concrete construction for buildings or other structures, vcharacterized particularly by a combination of sills, beams .and studding and diagonal tie or brace rods, these parts being 'made of metal .and forming the skeleton `for a body of concreto applied thereto, to form the complete wall or partition.

The object of the invention is toproduce a structure which will sustain to a high degreeall kinds of' -strains or stresses, particularly those incident to unequal settling or heaving, wit-hout cracking or disniemberment. believed that a building constructed as specil ied may be raised at oneJ o1` both ends or sides without injurious consequences, and will retain its shape in all positions.

A' further feature of4 the structure is its cheapness and wide range of application,

, since all parts of the iron work may be readily mediate use, without the delay incident to special rolling or casting. Special len rths may be quickly cut or bent from stan( ard stock at any ordinary forge or shop, and windows or doorways set where desire d,\vith little work or expense.

An embodiment of the invention-is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,l in.

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carried in stock and thus be available for inielevation 'of the iron sl ele.

Figs. S and 9 are details indicates the cornerupright or column of the iron work, set upon sills B and connected t0 the floor supporting beams G.

C. are the intermediate uprights or studd-ing, andB the roof beams at the top'. The beams, sills'and uprights are secured together in any proper manner, as byangle pieces b and bolts. The shapes of the iron work may be those most appropriate or desirable.l

ve have shown lthe corner posts of L-iron, the studding of T-iron and the floor beams of channel iro'n, which are ood shapes for the. -respective'parts and wel suited to receive the brace or tie rods. These-rods are shown at F, and are placed to forni diagonal braces from one beam or post to another. Said shape, and each rod has at one end a hookf, and-at the other end is threaded to receive nuts j". The flanges of the main posts and beams are provided at appropriate intervals with holes c in which the hooks f are engaged and the rods arecrossed to form a net work of ties which bind .the main beams together iron work is finally embedded.

` 'The ends of' the rods are connected together by couplings consisting of metal blocks shown at D and E, having holes theretie ro s, and the couplings and rods are tightened by the nuts f screwed on t-he rods against the blocks. that is, `have holes to receive the ends of two It is Within the scope ofour invention to run they rods vertically and horizontally, or at being tie rods between the meansto tighten the rods. Instead of the hooks f the ends of the rods may be connected .tp the columns and girders by nuts or otherwise, vdepending somewhat on the metal shapes used, and the angle at which the rods extend. l

Door and window openingsare made by setting in suitable posts and beams, which are tied and braced by the rods connected The blocks E are single, y

any intermediate'angle, the essential feature Ina-1n irons, and' thereto in manner similarto that above de,- j" scribed f The-concrete is molded and built up upon rods may be bars of round, square or other and Valso form an excellent support or rein-. forcement for the' concrete :Yin which the through to receive the threaded'ends of the rods; those D are double,to receive four rods.

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the iron `irtmtiework so constructed, and, the tie 'rods and couplings ttc-t as anchors and braces to hold the saine, so that when corn- 'pletedasolid and unitztrv structure is produced which will elle'ctunllj sustain strain applied to any of its parts.

Vifeclaim 1. A reinforced concrete structure, comprising framework composed of corner uprights, sills connected with the lower ends of the .uprights, rooic beams connected with the tippen ends of the uprights, licor supporting f beams connected with the uprights interme- .diate the sills andthe roof beams, lstudding connected with the beams and sills interinediste the corner uprigl'tts, brztetor tie .rods connecting .the'pttrts with euch other, each brace comprising 'Yiti luralit \v oi see-tions liti-ving-at one end a. hook 'for engaging the structure and having the other end screw threaded, a block having openings to receive the ends of 'the' converging sections. nuts engttging 'the screw threaded ends oi' the sections for tightening stt-id braces. and .fr mnereteiilling, said tie rods forming e. reinforce and a.'

support for the villing.

`2. A reinforced concrete structure comprising n framework composed of corner uprights, sills connected with the lower ends of the upri'ghts, roof'bea'nis connected Withl the' upper ends of the uprights, lioor supporting,-

beanis connected with 'the uprights intermediate the sills and the roof beams, studdmg connected with the beams and sills interlnediste the corner uprights', brace or tie rods' connecting the 'parts 'with each,- ot-her, Aeach brace comprising fr plurality of' sections haw ing at one 'end n hook for engaging the structure, means for engaging the ends of the con- Yet-ging sections, whereby to secure them tog gether, and a concrete filling, said brace or tie rods fornwvr a' reinforce-and a support for the iillin'e. w

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